The emergence of bipedalism in humans affected more aspects of our life than known before, including rhythm, music, and also language.

Join us as we explore the evolution of the human brain, diving into our 'caveman' instincts and the fascinating psychology that links us to our ancient ancestors.

An executive order critiques the idea that race is a human invention. But that's exactly what modern science supports.

Their analyses revealed the green Sahara individuals likely branched off from the ancestors of sub-Saharan Africans roughly ...

A fossilized jawbone found off the coast of Taiwan more than 20 years ago belonged to a group of ancient humans, called the ...

The fact that humans walk on two legs is likely the reason we have developed our rhythmic, musical, and linguistic abilities, ...

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The third confirmed location of extinct hominins known as Denisovans shows these human cousins adapted to an impressive range ...

Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa roughly 50,000 years ago, but scientists have now discovered that some chose to remain ...

This was an epoch between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago when the Sahara Desert was transformed into a lush green savanna with ...

In this pioneering study, researchers analyzed 7,500-year-old African women and found a whole new human lineage.

Facial growth stops at puberty in Homo sapiens. Humans differ from chimpanzees and Neanderthals in how their faces grow. In ...